TALLAHASSEE – Luke Clanton of the men’s golf team and Audrey Koenig of the volleyball team were named as the Most Valuable Male and Most Valuable Female student-athletes for the 2024-25 academic year as the Department of Athletics and the Office of Student-Athlete Development presented the 31st Annual Golden Nole Awards at  Ruby Diamond Auditorium.

Clanton is the No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and has led the men’s golf team to the NCAA Championship tournament for the sixth consecutive season. He has won six career individual titles and is ranked second all-time in school history with a 70.09 career scoring average. Koenig, the 2024 ACC Player of the Year, earned All-American Third Team and All-ACC First-Team honors as she led the Seminoles to their first ACC Championship this year since 2012.

Each of Florida State’s 21 athletic teams was represented with Golden Nole Award winners including Mirabel Ting and Lottie Woad of the ACC Champion women’s golf team, All-ACC selections O’Mariah Gordon and Makayla Timpson of the nationally ranked women’s basketball team, regional All-American Bieke Schipperen of the women’s cross country team, and All-American Ryan Fitzgerald of the football team.

Gabby Cleveland, a member of the women’s lacrosse team that will begin intercollegiate competition in February 2026, was also honored along with Shelby McMullen of the cheerleading squad and Sam Slauter of the Golden Girls.

A total of 23 Golden Nole awards were presented to standout performers on 21 different teams.

“Our Golden Nole celebration is one of the highlights of the year for our entire athletics department,” said FSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford. “It’s a unique way for us to recognize our student-athletes, who do a great job in the community, in competition, and in the classroom. Our Student-Athlete Development staff has grown this event into a memorable evening to celebrate our comprehensive success. I am so proud of our student-athletes, and happy they will be recognized for the contributions they have made to their individual teams, the athletic department, and Florida State University.”

Jaysoni Beachum (softball), Justin Cryer (football), Maddy Huggins (women’s swimming), Kelsey Perry (volleyball), Azariah Rusher (men’s tennis) and Tyson Williams (men’s track) were each honored with an Atlantic Coast Conference Top Six for Community Service Award. The award goes to six student-athletes from each ACC school that have gone above and beyond in serving their communities. Each of the Top Six for Service award recipients are known to be dedicated to serving others while displaying a passion for enriching the lives of others.

The Golden Nole, which is sponsored by Florida State’s Student-Athlete Development Office, recognizes those Seminoles who excel as members of the community and who have committed themselves to taking leadership roles on and off of their playing fields and courts. The red-carpet event is hosted by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee – a group of 40 FSU student-athletes – which represents Florida State’s incredible group of more than 500 student-athletes.

Golden Nole Award Winners

Baseball, Alex Lodise

Women’s Basketball, O’Mariah Gordon, Makayla Timpson

Men’s Basketball, Jamir Watkins

Beach Volleyball, Carra Sassack

Cheerleading, Shelby McMullin

Men’s Cross Country, Joe Farley

Women’s Cross Country, Bieke Schipperen

Women’s Diving, Kayleigh Clark

Women’s Golf, Mirabel Ting, Lottie Woad

Men’s Golf, Michael Mays

Football, Ryan Fitzgerald

Golden Girls, Sam Slauter

Lacrosse, Gabby Cleveland

Soccer, Taylor Huff

Softball, Jaysoni Beachum

Men’s Swimming, Tommaso Baravelli

Women’s Swimming, Maddy Huggins

Men’s Tennis, Corey Craig

Women’s Tennis, Maria Juliana Parra Romero

Men’s Track, Tyson Williams

Women’s Track, Tyra Wilson

Volleyball, Kyleene Filimaua

 

Staff Member of the Year

Jerry Latimer

 

Coach of the Year

Dwayne Hultquist, Men’s Tennis

 

Most Valuable Players/Rookies of the Year

Most Valuable Player, Male, Luke Clanton, Men’s Golf

Most Valuable Player, Female, Audrey Koenig, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball

Rookie of the Year, Male, Myles Bailey, Baseball

Rookie of the Year, Female, Wrianna Hudson, Soccer

 

Top 6 For Service

Jaysoni Beachum, Softball

Justin Cryer, Football

Azariah Rusher, Men’s Tennis

Tyson Williams, Men’s Track

Kelsey Perry, Volleyball

Maddy Huggins, Women’s Swimming

 

Doc Fauls Award

Corey Craig, Men’s Tennis

Jahni Kerr, Softball

 

Nole Heart

Justin Cryer, Football

Victoria Cervantes, Women’s Diving

 

HONOLULU — The Big West champion University of Hawai’i women’s water polo team will open the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship by facing California on May 9 in Indianapolis in a rematch of their NCAA tournament meeting a year ago. 
 
The nine-team bracket was revealed during the NCAA selection show on Monday, a day after the Rainbow Wahine captured their second consecutive Big West Championship title in Irvine, Calif., to claim the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA field. The Rainbow Wahine (21-4) were awarded the fourth seed in the bracket and will take on the Golden Bears (19-5) at the IU Natatorium in a first-round match at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Hawai’i Time).
 

It’s all business this week #GoBows #SISTAHHOOD pic.twitter.com/oiryyWUVAN

— Hawaiʻi Water Polo (@WahineWP) April 29, 2025

 
The NCAA tournament matches will be streamed on ncaa.com until the national championship match, which will be televised on ESPNU on May 11.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will make the program’s ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and earned back-to-back berths for the first time since 2005 and ’06. UH defeated Princeton in the quarterfinals of last year’s NCAA tournament held at Cal’s Spieker Aquatics Center in Berkeley, Calif. The ‘Bows then ended the season with a 9-6 loss to the Bears in the semifinals.
 
Cal was awarded one of three at-large berths into the NCAA tournament bracket coming off a third-place finish in last weekend’s MPSF Championship in Los Angeles.
 
The Rainbow Wahine faced Cal earlier this season in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational in Irvine, Calif., and pulled out a 12-11 win over the Bears on Feb. 22. UH and Cal are 3-3 in six meetings over the last three seasons.
 
The tournament opens on May 7 with a matchup between Wagner and McKendree with the winner advancing to face top-seeded Stanford. UH or Cal would face the winner of that match in the semifinals. 
 
UH swept the Big West regular-season and championship titles for the second straight year and has won 20 consecutive conference matches. 
 
James Robinson will make his NCAA tournament debut as head coach of the Rainbow Wahine after three seasons and one tournament appearance as an assistant coach to Maureen Cole.

National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship

At IU Natatorium; Indianapolis

Hawai’i Times listed

• Opening round game | May 7
  

  • Wagner vs. McKendree, 12 p.m.

• First round | May 9

  • No. 1 Stanford vs. Wagner/McKendree, 6 a.m.
  • No. 4 Hawai’i vs. California, 8 a.m.
  • No. 2 UCLA vs. LMU, 10 a.m.
  • No. 3 USC vs. Harvard, 12 p.m.

• Semifinals | May 10
  
• National championship | May 11
  

May 9-10 matches will be streamed on ncaa.com
 

#WahineWP

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Athletics held its annual year-end student-athlete celebration Monday evening inside the McKale Center in Tucson.
 
The department handed out several awards during the event, lauding the Wildcats’ accomplishments in the classroom, in their sports and in the community.
 
The event recognizes outstanding male and female student-athletes as well as key academic and community outreach awards.
 
The complete list of Monday’s honors are as follows:
 
Women’s Newcomer: Avery Scoggins, Volleyball
 
Men’s Newcomer: Tomas Lukminas, Men’s Swimming and Diving
 
Women’s Highlight of the Year: Devyn Netz, Softball
 
Men’s Highlight of the Year: Caleb Love, Men’s Basketball
 
Spirit Squad Member of the Year: Christina Tellez, Wilma
 
Inspiration Award: Journey Tucker, Volleyball
 
Unsung Hero: Olivia Rubio, Beach Volleyball
 
Team Performance of the Year: Triathlon (Fall 2024)
 
Ruby Award (Outstanding Women’s Athlete): Kelly Wetteland, Triathlon
 
Sapphire Award (Outstanding Men’s Athlete): Colton Smith, Men’s Tennis
 
AD Leadership: Colton Smith, Men’s Tennis
 
Team GPA (Men): Men’s Tennis
 
Team GPA (Women): Cross Country
 
Men’s Community Service (Individual): Tate Bahti, Swimming and Diving
 
Women’s Community Service (Individual): Avery Segura, Track and Field
 
Athletic Director’s Cup for Community Service: Women’s Golf

The Cal women’s water polo team, fresh off its first victory over USC in 14 years, earned a berth in the NCAA Championships and will open play against No. 4 seed Hawaii on Friday, May 9 at Indianapolis.

Hawaii (21-4) own a 12-11 win over the Bears (19-5) at a tournament Irvine in February. The teams split two regular-season matchups a year ago before Cal beat the Rainbow Wahine 9-6 in the NCAA tournament to advance to the title game for the first time since 2011.

This is the Bears’ 11th appearance in the NCAAs, including four years in a row. Cal has missed playing in the NCAAs just three times since 2019. 

They lost 7-4 to top-seeded UCLA in last year’s national championship game. 

If Cal beats Hawaii it will advance to the semifinals on May 10 against the winner of a quarterfinal game between top-seeded Stanford (22-1) and either Wagner (21-8) or McKendree (21-7).  The Cardinal beat the Bears 12-8 in their only meeting this season.

In the opposite bracket, UCLA (19-5) is seeded No. 2 and USC (27-4) is No. 3.

The championship game will be held on Sunday, May 11 at noon. The game will be aired on ESPNU.

Cal finished third at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament last weekend at UCLA. The Bears lost 15-14 to the Bruins in the semifinals before knocking off No. 2 seed USC 13-12 — their first victory in the series since 2011.

Center Feline Voordouw, a sophomore from the Netherlands, scored three goals in the win over the Trojans. Ruby Swadling, who leads the club with 55 goals, scored twice Sunday, as did Elena Flynn and Eszter Varro’.

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